The Rainbow colours were chosen as a symbol for Pride to represent the LGBTQ Community by a man called Gilbert Baker who was a gay Artist. He wanted to create a symbol showing Diversity.
Each of the Rainbow colours stand for something different:
- Hot Pink: Sex
- Red: Life
- Orange: Healing
- Yellow: Sunlight
- Green: Nature
- Turquoise: Magic and Art
- Indigo: Serenity
- Violet: Spirit
Gilbert Baker was an openly gay man and drag queen and in 1978 designed the first rainbow flag. The first rainbow flag was flown on June 25th 1978 for the Freedom Day Parade in San Francisco. The first flags were made by hand by volunteers. The Rainbow flag was only truly established to represent the LGBTQ in 1994.
